Steve Darendinger
Steve Darendinger
allow criteria meet past stringent
There is an on-boarding process. They have to meet stringent criteria that allow them to get past the gate.
capacity focused growth management
We had a supplier management organization, but it was focused more around growth and optimization for that growth and to get more capacity that we needed.
global improve instance work
For instance if a new supplier didn't have global capability, we would work with the supplier to improve its global capacity.
base business continuous improvement includes management ongoing programs reviews strategy supply system
Our supplier management system includes strategy development, new supplier introduction, business reviews and scorecards, continuous improvement programs and ongoing supply base classification processes.
determine industry investing leaders-and-leadership
We look at the industry and determine which suppliers are investing in it and which are the leaders.
capability looking technology
We look at new suppliers because we are always looking at new technologies. New upcoming suppliers may have the capability or the differentiating technology that we need.